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Dr Judit Kormos has been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship for excellence in higher education teaching and support for learning. The award organised by the Higher Education Academy 'recognises and rewards excellent learning and teaching'.

The award was given in recognition of innovation in distance learning and teaching at postgraduate level. Judit designed a distance and web-based Masters-level teacher training programme which is characterised by the application of enquiry and task-based learning and a reflective approach. She creatively adapts and uses a wide range of technological tools to enhance students' online learning experience and to promote interaction among the students. She co-ordinates the Dyslexia for Teachers of English as a Foreign Language project project, funded by the European Commission. The project contributes to raising awareness of the difficulties of dyslexic students in foreign language learning and to disseminating good pedagogic practice.